WORLD HISTORY

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INTEGRATION OF EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ originates in the Swiss Alps mountain range and flows northwest in the North Sea.
A
Danube
B
Mediterranean Sea
C
Rhine
D
Tennessee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -River Rhine originates from the Swiss Alps and drains into the North Sea. Its length is 1, 233 km.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Rhine is an important European river of a length of 1320 km. It rises in the Alps, and in the Swiss canton of Graubumlnden both sources “Vorderrhein” and “Hinterrhein” join. Called “Alpenrhein” it moves northward, out of the Alps and into Lake Konstanz.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rhine rises in two headstreams high in the Swiss Alps. The Vorderrhein emerges from Lake Toma at 7, 690 feet (2, 344 metres), near the Oberalp Pass in the Central Alps, and then flows eastward past Disentis to be joined by the Hinterrhein from the south at Reichenau above Chur.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Rhine is one of the major European rivers. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, and Swiss-German borders.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Rhine River begins in the Swiss Alps and flows into the North Sea. Before connecting to the North Sea, the Rhine River flows through six European countries including Germany, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and the Netherlands.

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